Median wage
$43.27 an hour
Lower Mainland
Compared with British Columbia
3.8% lower
$1.73 below the British Columbia median of $45.00
Compared with Canada
5.6% higher
$2.29 above the Canadian median of $40.98
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
6
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Lower Mainland
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Lower Mainland and Canada Lower Mainland: median $43.27, from $28.85 to $61.03, middle half $31.25 to $50.00. British Columbia (province): median $45.00, from $28.56 to $60.00, middle half $33.33 to $53.00. Canada: median $40.98, from $23.56 to $61.03, middle half $29.12 to $50.96. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Lower Mainland: median $43.27, from $28.85 to $61.03, middle half $31.25 to $50.00 Lower Mainland $43.27 British Columbia (province): median $45.00, from $28.56 to $60.00, middle half $33.33 to $53.00 British Columbia (province) $45.00 Canada: median $40.98, from $23.56 to $61.03, middle half $29.12 to $50.96 Canada $40.98 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Lower Mainland compared with Canada
Wage Lower Mainland British Columbia Canada
Low
$28.85
$28.56
$23.56
Lower quartile
$31.25
$33.33
$29.12
Median
$43.27
$45.00
$40.98
Upper quartile
$50.00
$53.00
$50.96
High
$61.03
$60.00
$61.03
Average
$43.18
$44.21
$42.00
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Lower Mainland.
6 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.
By region in British Columbia
Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia Cariboo: median $45.00, from $31.25 to $80.05. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $45.00, from $28.56 to $60.10. Kootenay: median $44.21, from $30.59 to $59.58. Northeast: median $43.71, from $30.27 to $57.84. Lower Mainland: median $43.27, from $28.85 to $61.03. Thompson – Okanagan: median $41.49, from $26.90 to $54.63. North Coast: median $39.38, from $26.68 to $59.45. Nechako: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Cariboo: median $45.00, from $31.25 to $80.05 Cariboo $45.00 Vancouver Island and Coast: median $45.00, from $28.56 to $60.10 Vancouver Island and Coast $45.00 Kootenay: median $44.21, from $30.59 to $59.58 Kootenay $44.21 Northeast: median $43.71, from $30.27 to $57.84 Northeast $43.71 Lower Mainland: median $43.27, from $28.85 to $61.03 Lower Mainland $43.27 Thompson – Okanagan: median $41.49, from $26.90 to $54.63 Thompson – Okanagan $41.49 North Coast: median $39.38, from $26.68 to $59.45 North Coast $39.38 Nechako: not stated Nechako Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Cariboo $31.25 $45.00 $80.05 Very limited (1 of 5) Vancouver Island and Coast $28.56 $45.00 $60.10 Moderate (3 of 5) Kootenay $30.59 $44.21 $59.58 Good (4 of 5) Northeast $30.27 $43.71 $57.84 Good (4 of 5) Lower Mainland $28.85 $43.27 $61.03 Moderate (3 of 5) Thompson – Okanagan $26.90 $41.49 $54.63 Moderate (3 of 5) North Coast $26.68 $39.38 $59.45 Limited (2 of 5) Nechako Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027. Job postings counted for September 2026.
Occupation titles, codes and TEER categories come from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada .